Monday, February 11, 2013

Flea Finds!

Oops! I didn't mean to let a week slip by before I showed you what I got at the flea market! I didn't pick up much, but I got a few cute things. They all happen to be things I collect! Check it out:

A sweet little Dream Pet mouse. His nose is a little scratched up, but he was a buck, so it's ok!

A few brooches. The dog's head is on a spring! And I can't resist a wooden animal ever!

And of course I bought a bunch of photos! With your encouragement, I've started collecting men in awkward bathing suit photos. Ha! And I was already picking up vacation photos. I should just admit I'll buy any picture I like, but I like pretending I'm trying to keep the collection focused.

I love the tube and the bathing cap.

I have another one with a similar (if not the same) background. It is like a beach photobooth or something. It would be fun to find a bunch like that and frame them together.

Photos with dogs in them are my main collection, but I just found two this time. I love finding ones with dogs jumping up like that. It makes me think the owner might be annoyed because they were trying to get a good family shot and the dog is so excited it just can't resist jumping! Honestly, I kind of forget that dogs jump, since mine can't.

I couldn't resist this one of a boy playing dolls with either his sister or a neighbor. He looks like he is a pretty good sport!

I LOVE kids on ponies! I think the one of the left might be a taxidermy pony which is creepy and awesome. The bottom says "Ghost Town Photo Gallery" And look at that little girl on the right! Do parents still hire ponies for their kids parties? Are they as cute as this little guy with "Jimmy" on his harness.

And really, could that little backaroo be any more precious? I LOVE her short hair and little bangs.

I wonder what is going on here? Do you see their big bows? The look like they are having a really good time!

I got this beautiful wedding portrait at a thrift store later in the week. I never see vintage photos there, and this is a stunner! It makes me sad that no one in the family wanted to keep it. But I'll take care of them. This is a big 8x10. I'm going to put it in my Valentine's display (if I get it up in time!)

Great finds! I especially like that wedding portrait. It made me giggle that you forgot that dogs jump. : ) My Dad told me that back in the day, you'd have men that would travel from town to town with ponies for kids to get their photos made on for a fee. They'd go through neighborhoods and try to talk parents into the photo ops.

What cool finds. I think its very nice that photo has found a home with you. In highschool I had a whole stack of vintage love letters and post cards I bought at a thrift store. Sadly they have have dissapeared.

Great finds! I love all the vintage photos. What do you do with them exactly? I think I'd keep most of them in a photo album and frame my favorites. I just bought a little wooden deer pin to give to my friend for her bday. So cute!

The closeup of that little girl on the pony is killing me, smalls. Her tiny face is so BEAUTIFUL! I mean, it's neat enough that she's on a pony...does she have to be a dead ringer for Baby Peggy to boot?

Also, awkward swim suit photos for the win. ALL AWKWARD. ALL THE TIME. :)

I was just looking through the flea market directory and found this gem:

http://www.estatesales.net/estate-sales/382005.aspx

Then I realized it's all the way in Chattanooga! If you don't mind the distance it looks like one that can't be missed.

I've been on the lookout for old viewfinder slides and (home) movie reels, vacation slides - if you ever find any around town I will gladly pay you more than you paid for them! (or if you have any you don't want, of course.)

my sister found a vintage photo album at Goodwill and you could tell the photos were taken out of it. She asked someone who worked there what they did with the photos in the albums that were donated. The worker said they throw them in the trash even if they are old pictures. How sad is that?

I was collecting vintage beach photos for a while as I aspire to have a Nautical themed bathroom! I've never come across a beach photo booth photo before, what a rad find. Thus far most of my vintage photos aren't on display but I hope to do a wall of them in the near future, I like your shadowbox idea :)

I like to pretend I have themes with my vintage photo collection too but I usually buy whatever catches my eye, hehe.